6: Kill the red-eyed rabbit and level up!

Li Ziyu stood at the foot of the city wall, straining his neck to look up at the majestic wall built entirely of granite.

The city wall was hundreds of meters high.

Its length stretched as far as the eye could see.

It was like a giant dragon coiled there, encompassing the entire Xu Jiang City.

Above the city wall,

there were also countless Soldiers patrolling, armed with weapons and exuding a powerful aura of vital energy.

Li Ziyu also saw various types of howitzers, tanks, and other equipment placed along the edge of the city wall.

Although thermal weapons had minimal effect on ferocious beasts,

they weren't completely useless.

When facing a beast tide attack, the main force for clearing out ferocious beasts was still these thermal weapons.

This city wall...

It somewhat resembled the walls from an anime he had watched in his previous life, which involved fighting giants.

“Tsk, with this kind of defense, no ferocious beast would be able to break through, right?”

Li Ziyu surveyed the colossal structure before him, sighing with emotion.

However, when he saw a giant claw mark, several hundred meters long and several meters deep, on the side of the city wall,

Li Ziyu closed his mouth.

“I take back what I just said.”

This world was indeed more dangerous than he had imagined.

“Hey, what are you doing?!”

Just as Li Ziyu was looking up at the city wall and sighing,

a patrol squad, carrying guns, approached Li Ziyu from a distance.

These individuals were all dressed in standard combat uniforms, with resolute expressions.

The Soldier who appeared to be the squad leader had surprisingly bright eyes, fixed on the steel Knife Skill in his hand.

“I’m a student from Sango High. The Martial Exam is coming up, and I want to go out of the city to get familiar with the Wilderness Area.”

Li Ziyu answered honestly.

From the squad leader's gaze and the aura emanating from him, the other party was definitely a formal martial artist.

Although he wasn't sure if he planned to participate in the Martial Exam, using this as an excuse to leave the city wasn't a lie.

The squad leader sized Li Ziyu up and down.

He could feel that the other party's tense expression clearly relaxed after seeing his youthful face.

His gaze also shifted from Li Ziyu's hand holding the steel Knife Skill.

“The Wilderness Area is very dangerous. If you don’t have a formal martial artist leading you, I don’t recommend going out of the city alone.”

“Furthermore, if you don’t have special procedures and aren’t a formal martial artist, you can only leave the city once a month.”

The squad leader reminded him.

Li Ziyu was startled by the words. Only allowed to leave the city once a month if not a formal martial artist?

This was the first time he had heard of this rule.

After all, in his memories, he had never left the city before.

However, he soon understood.

This was to protect the safety of ordinary people.

At the same time, it was to prevent some people who were not strong enough and had not yet become martial artists from becoming overconfident and venturing out of the city to their deaths.

After all, the Wilderness Area was full of ferocious beasts.

If one wasn't a martial artist, going out was basically equivalent to delivering oneself as food.

However, apart from martial artists who hunted ferocious beasts to sell materials for money, ordinary people wouldn't even think about leaving the city.

If they wanted to go to other cities, there were specialized modes of transportation.

After exchanging a few more words with the squad leader,

the squad leader tried to persuade him a few times.

Seeing that Li Ziyu was determined to leave the city, he said no more.

He waved his hand, signaling the Soldiers on the city wall to open the city gate.

Click, click.

As the Soldiers on the city wall acted, three pure steel gates opened one by one.

Li Ziyu successfully left the city.

“Captain, you really let that kid out of the city? Aren’t you going to try and persuade him more?”

“He’s so young, and not even a formal martial artist. Wouldn’t it be very dangerous if he encountered ferocious beasts?”

Among the three-person squad,

one of them looked at the sun, half-hidden in the distance, and then at Li Ziyu's back, which was about to disappear from sight, and couldn't help but speak.

“This young man is more opinionated than you imagine. Further persuasion is useless.”

“Some things, no matter how much others try to persuade, won’t be heard unless they hit a wall themselves.”

The squad leader shook his head and sighed.

Looking at Li Ziyu’s back, with a steel Knife Skill in his left hand and a sack on his right shoulder, a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.

“Looking at his attire, he’s probably from a poor family and wants to go out of the city to hunt ferocious beasts and sell materials for money.”

“It’s a pity he doesn’t have a clear understanding of his own strength and underestimates the dangers of the Wilderness Area too much.”

“The best outcome would be to return injured and empty-handed.”

...

“It seems that after my vital energy improves, I’ll have to go to the Martial Arts Association to get certified as a martial artist.”

“Otherwise, it won’t be easy to leave the city freely.”

Picking a direction, Li Ziyu advanced cautiously.

The certification standard for a Level 1 formal martial artist was a vital energy of 1.5 and a combat power of 170.

With the Martial God System by his side, these were not difficult for him.

Li Ziyu swore it wasn't for the five thousand yuan monthly subsidy.

Stepping through the knee-high weeds, Li Ziyu crouched low and cautiously approached a small, protruding mound.

Looking back, he could still see the outline of the city wall.

Despite how confident and resolute he sounded in front of that squad leader,

in reality, he was a little nervous.

After all, this was his first time leaving the city.

Formal ferocious beasts generally wouldn't appear in the outer perimeter of the city wall.

Moreover, being close to the city wall meant he could call for help in time if anything happened.

So Li Ziyu made sure his line of sight always included the city wall.

It was dusk, and he could still see half of the sun in the distance.

The sky was adorned with fiery red sunset clouds, casting a golden glow on the half-meter-high mound in front of Li Ziyu.

It also warmed Li Ziyu's body.

Just then, a rustling sound of something gnawing on plants came from below the mound.

“The sound of a serrated creature gnawing on plants, it’s definitely a Red-Eyed Rabbit, no doubt about it!”

Li Ziyu's eyes lit up.

He quickly gripped his steel Knife Skill and became fully alert.

His gaze was fixed on the basketball-sized hole below the mound.

Just then,

two crimson red lights flashed from the dark hole.

Then, a Red-Eyed Rabbit tentatively poked its head out, hopping step by step.

This was a creature that looked similar to a rabbit from his previous life.

However, its size was countless times larger than a rabbit.

It was about the size of a golden retriever.

Moreover, its two eyes glowed with a fiery red light.

Red-Eyed Rabbit

Li Ziyu looked at this Red-Eyed Rabbit, gnawing its teeth, with a violent expression in its crimson eyes, and couldn't help but feel a strange sensation.

He wondered what kind of creatures ferocious beasts really were.

Rabbits, which were incredibly docile in his previous life, here were not only unafraid of humans but also extremely irritable.

They were completely unlike rabbits.

While thinking this, Li Ziyu’s hands were not idle.

All his muscles tensed, and he leaped down from the mound.

Before the rabbit could react, the steel Knife Skill, tightly gripped in both hands, slammed heavily onto the Red-Eyed Rabbit's head with a thud.

There was a sound of bones shattering.

Blood splattered, and the Red-Eyed Rabbit's head was instantly caved in, with red and white matter splattered everywhere.

It fell to the ground without even a chance to cry out.

Headshot!

Ding, killed Red-Eyed Rabbit, vital energy +0.001.

“Damn, that’s exhilarating!”

“As expected, the stronger the creature, the more vital energy gained after killing it! Haha!”

Listening to the system prompt, Li Ziyu felt wonderful and completely refreshed.

He felt a warm current flowing from deep within his body, surging through his limbs and bones.

Even his strength seemed to have increased by a few points.

This was a sign of vital energy improvement!

Killing ferocious beasts was much faster than killing mosquitoes or mice.

Not only was it more impressive, but the corpses of the ferocious beasts could also be sold for money!

Two birds with one stone!

Li Ziyu couldn't help but clench his fists. He quickly squatted down and, in a few swift movements, stuffed the Red-Eyed Rabbit's corpse into his sack.

Ferocious beast meat was a great tonic; even an unranked Red-Eyed Rabbit could sell for several thousand yuan.

Squeak, squeak.

Another Red-Eyed Rabbit's cry came.

Red-Eyed Rabbits were social animals; there was more than one living in this mound.

“Red-Eyed Rabbits are not only violent but also very vengeful. This one must be here for revenge!”

“A family should be together. I’ll send you all down to reunite.”

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Li Ziyu repeated the process, squatting at the hole, waiting for the rabbits.

Each Red-Eyed Rabbit that came out, he headshotted.

Ding, killed Red-Eyed Rabbit, vital energy +XX.

In about an hour, dozens of Red-Eyed Rabbits lay on the ground.

Even Li Ziyu felt a bit emotional.

The reproductive ability of ferocious beasts was truly strong.

No wonder the Great Xia military often sent martial artists to the Wilderness Area to clear out ferocious beasts, yet the wild beasts were still endless.

By the end of the killing spree, Li Ziyu's sack was almost full.

When he killed the last Red-Eyed Rabbit:

Name: Li Ziyu.

Realm: Unranked (+).

Combat Skill: Elementary Swordsmanship (+).

System: Martial God System.

Function: Can absorb all things to enhance vital energy, other functions await the host's discovery.